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Carry Me Back

on BBC Two England

Anarchic black comedy.
Arthur and Jimmy Donovan have a problem - what to do with the dead body of their father who has died after a rugby match in Wellington, New Zealand, hundreds of miles from home. The law says they can bury him on the family farm on South Island - the old man's dream - but only if he dies there. Undeterred, the boys fight ferry strikes, stolen vans and raging storms to get dad back to base and fulfil his dying wishes.
Director John Reid (1982)
FILM REVIEWS page 47-50

Contributors

Unknown:
Jimmy Donovan
Director:
John Reid
Arthur Donovan:
Grant Tilly
Jimmy Donovan:
Kelly Johnson
Aunty Bird:
Dorothy McKegg
TK Donovan:
Derek Hardwick
Girl:
Joanne Mildenhall
George:
Alex Trousdell
Brian:
Frank Edwards
Craig:
Michael Haig
Geoff:
John Anderson
Andy:
Brian Sergeant
Winton:
John Bach
Stanley:
Peter Tait

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